"Reggie Perrin Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", which starred Leonard Rossiter. The revival stars Martin Clunes and was first broadcast on 24 April 2009. Series 1 was released on DVD in Region 2 by 2entertain on 1 June 2009. The second series was also released on 22 November 2010. On 14 January 2009, it was announced by the BBC that Martin Clunes would star in a contemporary version of the sitcom, taking the title role of Reggie. The remake was commissioned by Jay Hunt, controller of BBC1,"
"and Cheryl Taylor, controller of BBC Comedy. Clunes was joined in the cast by Fay Ripley, Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Whitehead, Neil Stuke, Kerry Howard, Jim Howick and Lucy Liemann. The new version was written by Simon Nye and the original creator of the Reggie character, David Nobbs, who had authored four Reginald Perrin novels as well as the original version of the sitcom. The first series of the Reggie Perrin revival was broadcast on BBC One, as well as in high definition on BBC HD. Despite disappointing viewing figures for its first series, BBC1 Controller Jay Hunt announced in February"
"had large tufts of mammoth hair stuck to it: the cheap sets, the laboured direction, the glaringly unatmospheric lighting, the once-daring surrealistic touches, even the concept itself."" Caitlin Moran of ""The Times"" was more positive, saying ""I actually like this new one. It gently warmed me. It warmed me as ""As Time Goes By"" warms me"" and praising Clunes' interpretation: ""I engage with the escalating depression and insanity of Clunes's Perrin more than I did with Rossiter's..."" Reggie Perrin Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", which starred Leonard"
"broadcast on BBC Four from 14 January 2016. The series is written by Rhys Thomas and Simon Day, and stars Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Paul Whitehouse and Nigel Havers in supporting roles alongside Day. The character of Brian Pern is an affectionate parody of Peter Gabriel. ""There is more than one influence in that character,"" Gabriel told Mark Blake, ""but I am definitely one of them. I'm flattered by it."" In addition to Gabriel's cameos, the series features a range of musicians playing themselves including Roger Taylor, Phil Collins, Jools Holland, Rick Wakeman, Rick Parfitt, Chrissie Hynde, Tim Rice, Billy"
"on incidents at actual stations along the railway from Norbiton and Kingston to Waterloo. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels written by David Nobbs. He also adapted them for a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It was produced from 1976 to 1979. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald ""Reggie"" Perrin, who reveals"
"the third series, the role of Reggie's son-in-law Tom is played by Leslie Schofield, replacing Tim Preece who had played the role in the first two series. Preece returned to the role for ""The Legacy of Reginald Perrin"" (see below). Theresa Watson also became a regular cast member, playing David Harris-Jones's (Bruce Bould) wife Prue, who was only mentioned in previous series. In 1982, as part of a BBC1 Christmas special called ""The Funny Side of Christmas"", a short sketch featured the regular cast visiting Reggie's house on Christmas Day. Despite being annoyed at the continual interruption of his colleagues'"
"starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom ""Porridge"". He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6 week run on BBC1 as well as the full series being released at the same time on the BBC iplayer. The BBC has yet to confirm if there will be a Second Series. In 2016 Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC2 comedy entitled ""Nigel Farage Gets His"
"Derry Power Derry Power (born 1935) is an Irish actor born in Dublin. He appeared in the first production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Pike Theatre in 1954. He is best known for playing management genius Seamus Finnegan in the BBC Television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", with the classic line ""Would you be having a joke there with a simple, tongue-tied Irishman from the land of the bogs and the little people?"". In a long stage career he has featured in many plays in the Abbey Theatre; he has appeared in TV series"
"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels written by David Nobbs. He also adapted them for a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It was produced from 1976 to 1979. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald ""Reggie"" Perrin, who reveals himself in the first series to be aged 46, who is driven to bizarre"
"from ""Z-Cars"" to ""Ballykissangel"" and in many films made in Ireland. During early 2016 he starred with Des Keogh in The Quiet Land by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh at Bewley's Theatre Café, Dublin. Derry Power Derry Power (born 1935) is an Irish actor born in Dublin. He appeared in the first production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Pike Theatre in 1954. He is best known for playing management genius Seamus Finnegan in the BBC Television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", with the classic line ""Would you be having a joke there with a simple, tongue-tied"
"alternating ""great/super""; and Perrin's brother-in-law Major Jimmy Anderson, an army officer with no grasp of organisation or leadership, coming to eat because of a ""bit of a cock-up on the catering front"" (caused in the original novel by his wife's alcoholism). The first series included the character of Mark Perrin, Reggie's son, played by David Warwick. However, David Nobbs felt he diverted the comedy from Reggie, so he was written out by going on tour with a theatre group in Africa. Although mainly produced on video and shot on studio sets, the series also incorporated innovative surreal escapism through film"
"McDiarmid has stepped brilliantly into the central role."" Gillian Reynolds of ""The Sunday Telegraph"", reviewing the second series in 2011, called it ""scorchingly funny"". This second series added Sheridan Smith to the cast. A concluding special, ""Dr Henry Pickerskill: The Final Report"" was transmitted in 2013, this time with Elaine Cassidy and Mark Heap in guest roles. The script editors were Nick Romero and David Quantick and a report on its recording was streamed online. Andrew McGibbon Andrew McGibbon (a.k.a. Andrew Paresi; born 1961 in Chiswick), is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician and composer. He has also produced and"
"Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his greatest fame for his television comedy roles, most notably starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series ""Rising Damp"" from 1974 to 1980, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" from 1976 to 1979. Rossiter was born on 21 October 1926 in Wavertree, Liverpool, the second son of Elizabeth (née Howell) and John Rossiter. The family lived over the barber shop owned by his father. He was educated"
"Duggie Brown Duggie Brown (born Barry Dudley; 7 August 1940 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English comedian and actor. He is the brother of actress and singer Lynne Perrie. Brown was a cabaret artist who also appeared on Granada Television's popular series ""The Comedians"". In 2012, ""The Comedians"" TV series celebrated 40 years with the release of a DVD ""The Original Comedians LIVE – 40th Anniversary Show"", recorded live during a summer gig in 2011 held at the Blackpool Grand theatre. The DVD featured new performances from Brown, along with Stan Boardman, Roy Walker and Mick Miller."
"a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Filming began in February 2014. and the film was released on 18 September 2015. Other prominent television roles include Gerard in ""Peep Show"", Gerry in Danny Boyle's ""Babylon"" and Anthony in the revival of ""Reggie Perrin"". In addition he has been a regular guest star in various sketch comedies, including ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"" and ""The Kevin Bishop Show"". In 2017 he played Aaron Mayford in the ""ITV"" ""thriller"" ""Broadchurch"". In film, Howick played Cpl. Matlin in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of ""Hellboy"". In 2012,"
"Churchill in 1960. The couple had two daughters, Jemma and Polly, and lived for many years in Primrose Hill, North London. Donald Churchill died on set in 1991 after filming his final episode of ""El C.I.D."" for Granada Television in which he played the irascible harbour master Metcalf. Jemma Churchill is also an actress and Polly Churchill is a writer. Yates had three grandchildren. Pauline Yates died in London, on 21 January 2015, aged 85. Pauline Yates Pauline Lettice Yates (16 June 1929 – 21 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC"
"and performing comedy regularly with Stephen Evans and Neil Edmond in a sketch troupe called The Benders. Skinner has appeared in numerous TV comedies, including """" (ITV1), ""The Office"" Christmas specials (BBC1), ""My Family"" (BBC1), ""Yonderland"" (Sky1) and ""Coupling"" (BBC2). He was also a regular writer and performer on ""Katy Brand's Big Ass Show"" for ITV2. He appeared in series 2 of ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"" on the BBC in 2009, and the third series in 2010. He also played Reggie's chauffeur in the remake of ""Reggie Perrin"". He has appeared twice in BBC1's sitcom ""My Family"" both as"
"purpose until Reggie becomes too domineering. Roy remarries, and Reggie, whose attempt to seduce a younger widow, Liz, has ended in failure, is left alone. The television adaptation, first screened on the BBC in 1998 and later released on DVD, is directed by Paul Seed. It stars Tom Courtenay as Roy and Albert Finney as Reggie, and stays close to the plot of the book until the ending, when the two old men end up staying together. The adaptation also starred Joanna Lumley as Liz, Ursula Howells as Reggie's wife, Mary, and Jeremy Clyde as Reggie's nephew. The show won"
"Porridge (TV series) Porridge is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC One from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title ""Doing Time""). The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. The show's title is a reference to both"
"""Alan Cullen"" as the Judge ""Keith Drinkel"" ""Emma Fielding"" as Elinor Carlisle ""Eamonn Fleming"" as Ted Bigland ""Pauline Letts"" as Nurse Hopkins ""Peter Penry-Jones"" ""David McAlister"" as Dr. Lord ""John Moffatt"" as Hercule Poirot ""Joanna Myers"" as Nurse O'Brien, and as the singer of the title song ""Gordon Reid"" ""Charles Simpson"" as Roddy Welman ""John Webb"" as Mr.Gerrard The book was adapted by London Weekend Television as a one-hundred-minute drama and transmitted on ITV in the UK on Friday 26 December 2003 as a special episode in their series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"". The adaptation was quite faithful to the novel,"
"Porridge (2016 TV series) Porridge is a British television sitcom, starring Kevin Bishop, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC One. The show is a sequel to the original 1974 series of the same name, which both Clement and La Frenais wrote. The sitcom focuses on prison inmate, Nigel Norman Fletcher (played by Bishop), the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher, who is sent to Wakeley Prison to serve a five year sentence for cyber crimes. The programme's creation came about when the BBC decided to air a one-off special of ""Porridge"" as part of its"
"guest on panel shows and talk shows. In 2009, she returned to television screens as Nicola Perrin alongside Martin Clunes' eponymous character in the BBC One sitcom ""Reggie Perrin"". She took the role because she had previously worked with Clunes and the writer Simon Nye. As the series was Ripley's first studio sitcom, she approached the role with apprehension; she told ""The Independent on Sunday"", ""I basically just hung off Martin's coat-tails and hoped for the best."" Ripley compared Nicola to Reggie's house-bound wife Elizabeth in the original series, noting that the modern character needed a job and independence from"
"Peter Egan Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor known for his TV roles, including Hogarth in ""Big Breadwinner Hog"", the future King George IV of the United Kingdom in ""Prince Regent"" (1979); smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in the sitcom ""Ever Decreasing Circles"" (1984–89); and Hugh ""Shrimpie"" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in ""Downton Abbey"" (2012–15). He is married to retired actress Myra Frances. Egan was born in Hampstead, London, the son of Doris (née Pick) and Michael Thomas Egan, who is of Irish descent. He was educated at St. George's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Maida Vale."
"aired on 28 December 2016. Sarah Alexander returned as Jonathan Creek's wife Polly, alongside guest stars Warwick Davis, Emun Elliott and Rosalind March. The cult success of the series won it the BAFTA for Best Drama Series in 1998. It was notable for featuring comic characters and sub-plots that lent a lot of humour to the series. Unusually, it was produced by the BBC's in-house Entertainment department rather than the Drama department – this was because Renwick preferred working with people he knew rather than the people at Drama who might not share his vision. It has included guest-stars such"
"by the Lake, Keswick. More recently she starred in Jemma Kennedy’s ""The Gift"" and Annie Horniman's well-received ""The Price of Coal"" and ""The Old Testament and the New"". Jemma Churchill Jemma Churchill is an English television, theatre, film and radio actress, best known for her roles as Nanny Lyons in ""Upstairs Downstairs"", and Ms Fellows in ""Waterloo Road"". Churchill is the daughter of London-born actor/writer Donald Churchill and Liverpool actress Pauline Yates, best known for her portrayal of Elizabeth Perrin in ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". Following training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London,"
"Tracy, not much is known about this version of Virgil. David Menkin portrayed Virgil in the 2015 TV series. He is the largest and strongest of the Tracy brothers, and is skilled in engineering and mechanics. His character is calm and level-headed, and he is also the peacemaker in the family. Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan is nicknamed ""Virgil"" for his likeness to the character. Virgil Tracy Virgil Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show ""Thunderbirds"", the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are GO"" and ""Thunderbird 6"" as well as the TV remake ""Thunderbirds Are Go!"". The"
"Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor, prominent in 1970s television. Preece was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He played Tom Patterson in the first two series of ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–77) and ""The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin"" (1996) and also had a role in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""Planet of the Daleks"" (1973). He later appeared as the editor of a local newspaper in 'The Journalist' an episode of ""People Like Us"" (2001) with Chris Langham. Preece played the recurring role of Rev. Sparrow in the British TV series ""Waiting for"
"God"" (1992–94). Other television appearances include ""Foyle's War"": ""War Games"" (2003) as James Philby, as the pilot of a doomed holiday jet in the ""Casualty"" episode ""Cascade"" (1992), and as Mark's careers guiadance counsellor and therapist in the ""Peep Show (TV Series)"" episode ""Dream Job"" (2003). Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor, prominent in 1970s television. Preece was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He played Tom Patterson in the first two series of ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–77) and ""The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin"" (1996) and also had a role in the"
"fewer than 100 performances. A largely British cast, including Elaine Paige – making her return to the West End after six years – John Partridge and Summer Strallen joined the show’s co-author Bob Martin recreating his Broadway role of ""Man in Chair."" Joseph Alessi, Anne Rogers, Nickolas Grace, Nick Holder, Selina Chilton, Sean Kingsley, Adam Stafford, Cameron Jack, with Nina French, Paul Iveson, Mark Goldthorpe, Vanessa Barmby, Vivienne Carlyle, Sherrie Perrington and Mark Dickinson as lead understudies. Later during the run, TV star, Steve Pemberton took over the role of ""Man in Chair,"" whilst understudy, Nina French took over as"
"Christopher Biggins Christopher Kenneth Biggins (born 16 December 1948) is an English actor and television presenter. He is best known for his role as Lukewarm in the BBC sitcom ""Porridge"". Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups. His first lead stage role was at the age of 17 in a Stage '65 production of Molière's ""Le Médecin malgré lui"", leading to work with a local repertory theatre company. Biggins appeared as the regular character Lukewarm in the situation comedy ""Porridge"" (1974–1977) starring Ronnie Barker."
"Simon Pegg Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Pegg came to public prominence in Britain as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom ""Spaced"", directed by Edgar Wright. Pegg went on to co-write and star in the ""Three Flavours Cornetto"" film trilogy: ""Shaun of the Dead"" (2004), ""Hot Fuzz"" (2007), and ""The World's End"" (2013). He and Nick Frost wrote and starred in the sci-fi film ""Paul"" (2011). Pegg portrays Benji Dunn in the (2006–present) and played Montgomery Scott in ""Star Trek"" (2009), ""Star Trek Into Darkness"" (2013), and"
"two respectable British families."" Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith, David Crellin and Ray Panthaki are also credited as principal members of the cast. More than nine million viewers tuned in for both episodes. ""The Guardian"" described the series' success as ""ITV's respite from the ratings doldrums."" The series was nominated for a PRIX Italia television award in 2002. Quentin commented of her role as Lin Beresford; ""It's a strange feeling when you wake up and know you're going to spend the whole day grieving. Every morning I'd be thinking, `Oh no, I have to grieve all over again'. But I was"
"as a mechanoid called Butler in a series 11 episode of the TV comedy series ""Red Dwarf"" first aired in 2016. Coleman features in the BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch series 'Recorded for training Purposes', and was also in the music video for Groove Armada's If Everybody Looked The Same. He starred in episode 6 of ""Hank Zipzer"" playing Mick McKelty. He appeared in the BBC one-off remake of Porridge as Mr Braithwaite the placid prison officer. Dominic Coleman Dominic Andrew Coleman (born 29 January 1970 in Solihull, Warwickshire) is a British actor. He trained at Leeds University's Bretton Hall"